ICal color of TODAY

Hello all,
You have been good to me here! (thank you)
PLEASE help... In the Month view of iCal, I need to change the color of, or darken the pastel blue tone of the TODAY indicator.
I have chaned the screen lighting, but my 57 year old eyes have dificulty seeing the light pastel blue fill of the TODAY indicator (it just washes out).
I have searched the manual several times for a way to darken or change the color of the TODAY indicator fill... no luck.
In an application as flexible as iCal, I am sure that I have overlooked an obvious detail (or I am missing something big
Any guidance will be appreciated ...
Brian RN

Hello, Brian,
I'd suggest you ask your question in the iCal forum. You'll be more likely to get a quick and accurate answer there.
Good luck.

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soggyfoot,
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The current day color problem can be documented by this search:Apple - Support - Discussions - Search Discussions.
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Hello all,
PLEASE help... In the Month view of iCal, I need to change the color of, or darken the pastel blue tone of the TODAY indicator.
I have changed the screen lighting, but my 57 year old eyes have dificulty seeing the light pastel blue fill of the TODAY indicator (it just washes out).
I have searched the manual several times for a way to darken or change the color of the TODAY indicator fill... no luck.
In an application as flexible as iCal, I am sure that I have overlooked an obvious detail (or I am missing something big
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I have a very detailed ical calendar for all the family members' activities & would like to view them with a different color per person on one single calendar.
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